EVM Glitch Delays Voting at Polling Station in Electoral Process

During the electoral process, a malfunctioning electronic voting machine (EVM) at polling station number 48, room number 1, briefly halted voting, causing a 30-minute delay. The incident, at Nrityamayee Prathamik Vidyalaya, affected 1037 queued voters. Polling officials promptly summoned the sector officer to address the glitch, allowing voting to resume by 7:45 a.m. This station’s significance is heightened as it is near the residence of Rajya Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress leader Sushmita Dev.